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Section 4-303 : Justice Court Fees

Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedCode of Judicial AdministrationEffective: September 24, 2022

Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated
Code of Judicial Administration
Part 4. Limited Jurisdiction Courts
Chapter 3. Administration
Effective: September 24, 2022
AZ ST Code of Jud. Admin., § 4-303
Section 4-303: Justice Court Fees
A. Purpose. A.R.S. § 22-281(F) provides,
The supreme court may increase the fees prescribed in subsection A of this section in an amount not to exceed the per cent of change in the average consumer price index as published by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics between that figure for the latest calendar year and the calendar year in which the last fee increase occurred.
This section establishes the current amount for the justice court fees identified in A.R.S. § 22-281(A).
B. Fees. The Justices of the Peace shall collect the following fees, unless they are waived as provided in Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 5-206:
Class
Description
Fee
A
Initial case filing fee
Civil filing fees
$
73.00
B
Subsequent case filing fee
Civil filing fees--defendant
$
40.00
C
Initial case filing fee
Forcible entry and detainer filings (eviction actions)
$
35.00
Small claims filing
25.00
D
Subsequent case filing fee
Small claims answer
$
15.00
E
Minimum clerk fee
Document and transcript transfer on appeal
$
28.00
Certification of any documents
28.00
Issuance of writs
28.00
Filing any paper or performing any act for which a fee is not specifically prescribed
28.00
Subpoena (civil)
28.00
Research in locating a document
28.00
Seal a court file
28.00
Reopen a sealed court file
28.00
Record duplication
28.00
F
Per page fee
Copies of any documents per page
$
0.50
G
Special fees
Small claims service by mail
$
8.00

Credits

Effective March 18, 2013. Amended effective August 9, 2017; June 5, 2018; September 24, 2022.
AZ ST Code of Jud. Admin, § 4-303, AZ ST CJA § 4-303
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through May 1, 2024. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through May 1, 2024.
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